1985 Chicago Cubs roster

Manager: Jim Frey

38 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1985 MLB season.

1985 Cubs roster: batting

1985 Chicago Cubs batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Ryne Sandberg2B25153609113186268354.305.364.868
Keith Moreland1B31161587741801410612.307.374.814
Leon Durham1B271535425815321757.282.357.822
Ron CeyDH371455006411622631.232.316.724
Jody Davis1B281424824711217581.232.300.700
Bob DernierCF281214696311912131.254.315.631
Gary MatthewsDH3497298457013402.235.362.768
Davey LopesLF40992755278114447.284.383.826
Shawon DunstonRF2274250406541811.260.310.698
Chris SpeierSS3510621816534241.243.295.644
Thad BosleyLF2810818025597275.328.391.902
Billy HatcherRF245316324402102.245.290.658
Richie Hebner1B378312010263220.217.266.574
Steve LakeC28581195181111.151.177.371
Gary WoodsCF3081821120040.244.354.635
Brian DayettLF28222616140.231.259.605
Dave OwenSS27221967041.368.400.768
Chico Walker2B26211231001.083.083.167
Darrin JacksonLF2251101000.091.091.182

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1985 Cubs roster: pitching

1985 Chicago Cubs pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Dennis EckersleyRP3025251173.08169.11170.970
Ray FontenotRP2738236104.36154.2701.440
Steve TroutRP272424973.39140.2441.460
Rick SutcliffeSP292020883.18130.01021.250
Scott SandersonSP281919563.12121.0801.050
Lee SmithRP27650743.0497.21121.2233
Dick RuthvenRP342015474.5387.1261.600
Lary SorensenRP29453374.2682.1341.340
George FrazierRP30510786.3976.0461.842
Warren BrusstarRP33510436.0574.1341.654
Jay BallerRP24204233.4652.0311.331
Steve EngelSP23118155.5751.2291.681
Ron MeridithRP28320324.4746.1231.661
Derek BotelhoSP28117135.3244.0231.700
Reggie PattersonSP2685303.0039.0171.180
Johnny AbregoSP2265116.3824.0131.830
Dave BeardSP2590006.3912.241.820
Dave GumpertRP2790103.4810.141.840
Jon PerlmanRP28601011.428.242.080

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season. Standings start in 1995, so this season shows no league or division placing.